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Dark Star, Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 19' 13'' North , 123° 48' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.32028,-123.81639
GeoHash:
G#: 9pxby2ptm
GRN:
N29W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Selma695 (2011)17.1km
Kerby595 (2011)19.5km
Cave Junction1,932 (2017)22.3km
O'Brien504 (2011)29.6km
Takilma378 (2011)34.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
148482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:148482:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P. 57
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,
Deposit:: PLATE 2, NO. 265.
Deposit:: THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
Deposit:: RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF JOSEPHINE COUNT
Commodities (Major) - Chromium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Applegate Group
Structure: Landslide - Ore Is Badly Scrambled
Host Rock: Peridotite

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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